The king of stones, valued since antiquity for their unrivalled hardness, diamonds today are both desired and deplored. Once faceted and polished they glitter on the fingers of brides-to-be and in the
"This fully revised edition of the History of Art: A Students' Handbook introduces students to the kinds of practices, challenges, questions and writings they will encounter in studying the history of
"This fully revised edition of the History of Art: A Students' Handbook introduces students to the kinds of practices, challenges, questions and writings they will encounter in studying the history of
In a broad-ranging and exceptional work of cultural and art history, Marcia Pointon explores what owning, wearing, distributing, and circulating gems and jewelry has meant in the post-Renaissance his
History of Art covers training and vocational aspects of Art History, providing a wealth of information on the different kinds of courses available on the relationship between, for example, museum and
